Household Mobility in America : Patterns, Processes, and Outcomes

This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the correlates and consequences of residential relocation. Drawing on multiple nationally representative data sets, the book explores historic patterns and current trends in household mobility; individuals' mobility-related decisions; and the...

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Main Author Gillespie, Brian Joseph (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Sociology, Urban.
Emigration and immigration.
Human geography.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781349682713
DOI10.1057/978-1-349-68271-3
Physical DescriptionXVI, 302 p. 26 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Defining and Theorizing about Household Mobility
  • 2. Historical and Recent Trends in American Mobility
  • 3. Characteristics of the Mobile Population
  • 4. Household Mobility Decisions and Location Choice
  • 5. Individual- and Family-Level Mobility Effects
  • 6. Mobility Effects and Cumulative Mobility Contexts
  • 7. Spatial and Community Consequences
  • 8. Policy Initiatives, Programs, and Praxis.

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